Pair jailed over 9 kg of marijuana and 13 kg of hash in suitcases
The Reykjanes District Court sentenced a man and a woman to 22 months in prison for flying into Iceland on 16 December 2024 with 9.2 kilograms of marijuana and 13 kilograms of hashish in their suitcases. Twenty months were suspended, to be waived after three years on good behaviour.
The Reykjanes District Court sentenced a man and a woman to 22 months in prison for the large-scale importation of marijuana and hashish into Iceland.[1][2]The pair had flown into the country on 16 December 2024 with 9.2 kilograms of marijuana and 13 kilograms of hashish in their suitcases, believed to be intended for distribution.[1][2]
Both defendants confessed without hesitation and had no known prior criminal record.[1]The judge suspended 20 of the 22 months, to be waived after three years if they keep to general probation terms, with time already spent in custody since their arrival deducted.[1][2]Each was also ordered to pay over one million krónur in legal fees and defence travel costs.[1]
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On 23 September 2026, Westfjords police searched a home in Bolungarvík and seized dozens of fully grown cannabis plants and the growing equipment. The occupant was arrested, questioned and released. Police called the case solved.
By 6 July 2026, capital-area police had stopped three cannabis grows in southwest Iceland, seized just under 800 plants and arrested eight people after eight searches. Police said the cannabis was meant for sale. No charges or court outcome were given.
In the week before 10 July 2025, Capital Region police arrested six people, searched seven premises and seized 20 kilograms of marijuana hidden in shipments, including at customs checks and an industrial building in Hafnarfjörður. Three suspects were held briefly in custody.
A foreign national was stopped on arrival at Keflavík airport on 9 January 2024 with 12 kilograms of marijuana and 2 kilograms of cocaine in his suitcase. Held in custody since, his detention was extended on 14 March while police looked for accomplices in Iceland and abroad.